Wednesday, December 9, 2009

With less then 20 days to the magical morning, I found myself in a whirlwind of candy canes, ornaments, ribbon, cards and pictures. But as I sit here trying to catch my breathe, I started wondering "What are GG's customers doing at their shops? Is Santa visitings their shops? What about open houses? Any new MUST HAVEs?" If you have any, please send them to me to post.

Thursday, November 19, 2009

We are so happy to announce that McDonald County High School Cheerleaders have done it again!!Varsity has won their 3rd consecutive state title & the Junior squad has taken fourth. They are now off to Florida (February 12th-16th, 2010) for the National High School Cheerleading Championship (NHSCC).

Monday, October 19, 2009

Noretta is proud to introduce her new Son-In-Law, David. The quaint ceremony was held in Bella Vista, Arkansas on October 13th, 2009. Family members from both the bride & groom were able to bless this union. The leaves have recently turned from lush green to the firey autumn colors, which made for a breath taking backdrop. The Bella Vista lake seemed to have been personally ordered for the young couple's dream wedding. Fears over rain seemed to be heard, as the clouds parted for the ceremony & returned as the wedding party jumped into their cars to leave for the post activities.

Cassie is caught giving her mom an "all too telling" glance before the ceremony began.

The newlyweds met each other at their high school & instantly knew this was true love.

So hand in hand they leave as "Man & Wife" to start their new life together.

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Well a few months back I came across a blog that I instantly fell in love with. Loved enough that I actually signed up on my personal blogger. (Yes, I have that much to say that I can have a personal blog, twitter, Myspace & Facebook, actually quite :( sad)

A Latte in the Morning

The Oregon based blogger is not only a wonderful speaker, but she also has an adorable brood of red headed angels and an equally entertaining husband. Her blog features daily adventures, Wordless Wednesday (cheek squishing adorable pics of her children), updates on month long reviews (she is doing a Sensa review right now) & of course the all important FREE giveaways (I get goosebumps just thinking of freebies). Yes, there are several of these bloggers out there, but ALITM had the right amount of information, random opinions, cuteness & a splash of caffeine (OK I promise no more bad coffee references). The items that have been listed range from jewelry to a Fortamajig (a cool fort making apparatus that might be in Santa's bag this year). So if you need another guilt-free pleasure, check out ALITM & let us know if you get any cool freebies...

Friday, May 8, 2009

We are happy to announce that we had several babies born this week. No not people in the office... but just as cute!!

First, May 8th around 3 am Stephanie's wait was over. She woke up to a NEW BABY HONIE. Here is Scott and the Baby Honie. She is about 18 hours old and needing a lil help. She had many visitors including a lil one. She weighed in at about 35 lbs. Dark brown and white with the cutest lil hooves. Yes I almost said "Feet"!!

This is Baby D & the baby honie. You may be asking yourself "Are they standing in a GIANT NEST!?" Yes they are standing in a GIANT nest. Long story that we will save for another time.

**UPDATE: I took so long posting this story that they have named the pony. I am happy to introduce Isabella or Izzy for short. Thank you for all of your suggestions well wishings. I hopefully will be able to post some video of her shortly.

Also, the baby Killdeer hatched!! Only 1 did but he was so cute I had to get a pic of him.

Sadly, he was the only one. But he was a fast lil guy. This picture was taken about an hour after he was born. Can't wait till next year to see the next brood!!

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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Well the clouds have turned from grey to cotton white, the wind is not as icy & things are starting to boom, blossom & sprout everywhere. Perfect time to take breaks outside & enjoy nature. Of course "tipping thru the tulips" is not as easy as a task on a 15 minute break. But us girls will use any excuse to grasp at any extra rays of sunshine. The silence of our mental break was interrupted by a familiar cry. If you have never heard the cry or seen the dance here you go...

Once we heard that we froze & started looking where we were stepping. Time was ticking away, we started to get nervous. We weren't going to get to see them.TICK, TICK, TICK... then it happened...

3 beautiful eggs, perfectly nestled amongst the rocks and green blades of grass. With seconds left in our break we quickly grabbed a heavy metal stand and placed near the nest, hoping this will deter the mowers and random cars from crushing the small innocent birds.

Imaging we felt much like Lewis & Clark, great adventurers, discovering once in a lifetime treasures and scientifically inclined we stumbled upon another small treasure that we are needing help identifying.

The inhabitant will never tell it's secret but we would like to know who's name we should be mourning. We are torn between 2 species. Robin's egg or a Starling's egg? Please chime in... BTY Happy Earth Day everyone!! Go do something good for Mother Nature.

For more information about Gallery Graphics, Inc. visit us at www.gallerygraphics.com call us at 1-800-367-4370 or come and visit us... We can all go take a break in the beautiful sunshine!!

Monday, February 2, 2009

So what does Gallery Graphics do when we get close to an inch & 1/2 of ice plus snow? That's right we go sledding!! Grabbing our cardboard tops we hit the slopes with the enthusiasm of teenagers. Unfortunately, our bodies were not in the same age bracket. No there was no broken bones, but there was a lot of huffing & puffing. After many races were raced, skin started to turn blue(don't forget the soaking clothes) we decided to make the long trek back home with much less enthusiasm as before.

Monday, January 12, 2009

Thanks to Trisha of New York, for this special find!! She spotted Pinkie and Blue Boy amongst the family photos, empty photo frames and candelabras. The frame in the middle also looks suspiciouslyfamiliar. It seems as if Victorian and vintage deco never went out of style.

"This photo is from www.highvoltagetattoo.com You may know this name from the hit T.V. show LA Ink which airs on TLC. The Mistress of this parlor is Kat Von D. Tattoos are their main staple but maybe a little style of her will rub off onto the rest of us."

I enjoy the "Where's Gallery?" game this has sparked with some of our customers. Keep sending them in & I will keep posting them.To see more of Gallery Graphics items, please visit us at www.gallerygraphics.com or call us at 1-800-367-4370.

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Tammy Putman currently of Lee’s Summit, MO first became interested in photography about 14 years ago. A self-taught photographer initially interested in photographing sunsets and sunrises and has expanded to landscapes, people, animals, and macro photography of flowers. Tammy Putman’s favorite subjects to photograph are her dog and weather conditions, especially foggy mornings.

“With my photography, I look for things that catch my eye. It could be a sunset, sunrise, a flower, a child playing, a flower or a reflection and the way the light lands on the subject and just illuminates it. Visions that many see every day but, never really see or even take a second look at.”

Tammy Putman has had photographs appearing in a local weather calendar for the last several years, and has had winning photographs at the Missouri State Fair, The Plaza Lights, and several photographs in a past edition of the Missouri Department of Tourism.